Monument.



L. W. DE WITT.

MONUMENT.

APPLICATION FILED Aus.14. 191a.

Patented Mar. 25,1919.

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N1. -m EH A TTORNEVS LIZETTE W. DE WITT, 0F SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

MONUMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 25, 1919.

Application filed August 14, 1918. Serial No. 249,798.

7 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LIZETTE W. DE Wrr'r,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident new and useful Monument,of which the fol lowing is a specification.

My invention has for its object the production of a particularly simpleand efficient monument, which provides a space for storing tools, etc.,a reservoir for catchmg and storing water, a means for taking care ofthe overflow from said reservoir, a faucet for drawing the water fromthe reservoir for flowers, etc., around the monument and means forproviding an urn on the top of said monument with a continual supply ofwater. Other objects will appear throughout the specification.

In describing this invention, reference is had to the accompanyingdrawings in which like characters designate corresponding parts in allthe views.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 2-2, Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the block to be used in place of the urnduring the winter months.

This invention comprises generally, a monument having the top thereofshaped to collect rainfall as by having surfaces slanting outwardly anddownwardly from the central portion thereof toward the outer sides, andby having a gutter around said outer sides, upper and lower compartmentstherein, the upper compartment opening through one of the outer sides,said opening being provided with a door, a reservoir for storing waterabove the upper compartment, having the upper portion thereof openingthrough said top, and a duct leading from the gutter to the reservoir,an urn on said top for closing the upper portion of the reservoir, meansfor supplying the urn with water from the reservoir, a duct leading fromthe reservoir to the upper compartment having means for controlling theflow of the water therethrough and a duct leading from the upper portionof the reservoir to the lower compartment for taking care of theoverflow.

In the drawing, 1 represents the monument; 2 the sloping top, and 3 thegutter. The top 2 as here illustrated slants outwardly and downwardlyfrom near the central portion thereof to near the outer sides of themonument. The gutter 3 is formed by a depression extending around theouter porting of the slanting top, said depression forming a ridge 1around the outer sides of the top.

5 is the upper compartment, and 6 is the lower compartment. The uppercompartment 5 has an opening 7 through one of the side walls of themonument, said opening being provided with a suitable door 8. The lowercompartment 6 is formed by reducing the area of the lower portion of thecompartment 5 thereby forming a ledge 9 between the upper and lowercompartments upon which a flooring 10 rests.

11 is a reservoir for storing the rainfall obtained from the slantingtop 2 in conjunction with the gutter 3, and 12 is a duct leading fromthe gutter to the upper portion of the reservoir 11 for carrying therainfall from the gutter to the reservoir.

As here shown the reservoir 11 is arranged above the upper compartment 5and the upper portion thereof opens through the top 2, said upperportion being enlarged as at 13.

141- is a duct leading from the reservoir 11 into the upper compartment5, and 15 is a valve for controlling the flow of water therethrough.

16 is an overflow pipe leading from the upper portion of the reservoirinto the lower compartment 6. 17 is a duct leading from the lowercompartment to the outside of the I monument.

18 is the top ornament and as here shown is an urn for holding flowers,plants, etc., the base 19 thereof fitting the enlarged upper portion 13of the reservoir 11 forming a cover therefor.

Means is provided for supplying said urn with water from the reservoir,and as here shown this urn is provided with an opening 20 in the bottomthereof, a funnel 21 extending through said opening into the reservoir11 to near the bottom of said reservoir. A sponge or other suitablematerial 22 is placed in said funnel by means of which the water fromthe reservoir is supplied by capillary attraction to the flowers, etc.,in the urn.

The upper compartment 5 is used for storing the tools, etc., necessaryfor the care of the surrounding lot and flowers and may be provided withhooks or pegs for hanging sion 24: which overlaps said portion 13 makingthe same weatherproof.

The floor 10 is removable and is preferably provided with means forlifting the same. 7

In winter the water is drawn off from the reservoir. The urn is lockedin the upper compartment with the tools, etc., the top piece 23 put inplace thereof, and the ducts 12 and 17 are plugged up with suitablecorks.

What I claim is:

1. A monument having the top thereof shaped to collect rainfall, acompartment in the lower portion of the monument opening through one ofthe outer sides thereof, a water reservoir above said compartment, aduct leading from the top to the reservoir, a duct leading fro-m thereservoir to the compartment, and means in the compartment forcontrolling the flow through the latter duct, substantially as and forthe purpose described.

2. A monument having the top thereof slanting outwardly and downwardlyfrom the central portion toward the outer sides, a gutter around saidouter sides, a compart ment in the lower portion of the monument openingthrough one of the outer sides thereof, a reservoir above saidcompartment for storing water, a duct leading from the gutter to thereservoir, a duct leading from the reservoir to the compartment, andmeans for controlling the flow through the latter duct, substantially asand for the purpose described. V

3. A monument having the top thereof slanting outwardly and downwardlyfrom the central portion toward the outer sides, a gutter around theouter sides, upper and lower compartments in the lower portions thereof,the upper compartment opening through one of the outer sides, saidopening being provided with a door, a reservoir above said uppercompartment for storing water, a duct leading from the gutter to theportion of the reservoir to the lower compartment, substantially as andfor the purpose specified.

4. A monument having the top thereof slanting outwardly and downwardlyfrom the central portion toward the outer sides,

a gutter around said outer sides, a compartment in the lower portion ofthe monument opening through one of the outer sides thereof, a door forsaid opening, a reservoir for storing Water above said compartmenthaving the upper portion thereof opening through said top, an urn onsaid top for closing the upper portion of the reservoir, means forsupplying the urn with water from the reservoir, a duct leading from thegutter to the reservoir, a duct leading from the reservoir to thecompartment, and means in said duct forcontrolling the flow of watertherethrough, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. A monument having the top thereof slanting outwardly and downwardlyfrom the central portion toward the outer sides, a gutter around saidouter sides, upper and lower compartments in said monument, the uppercompartment opening through one of the outer sides, said opening beingprovided with door, a reservoir for storing water above the uppercompartment, having the upper portion thereof opening through said top,a duct leading from the gutter to the reservoir, an urn on said top, forclosing the 7 upper portion of the reservoir, means for supplying theurn with water from the reservoir, a duct leading from the reservoir tothe upper compartment having means for controlling the flow of watertherethrough, and a duct leading from the upper portion of the reservoirto the lower compartment, substantially as and for the purpose setforth. 7

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name, at Syracuse, inthe county of Onondaga, and State of New York, this 2nd day of Aug,1918.

LIZETTE WV. DE WITT.

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